Shao family has a daughter

Chapter 2
I secretly made up my mind that in this life... I will never let the tragedy happen again!I have to take good care of my sister, my mother, brother-in-law, grandmother, and niece, so that those who love me can live well.

She closed her eyes, but her thoughts were still turbulent.

It takes seven or eight days to travel from Xianzhi Town to Jiangjiang, and it takes half a month to go back and forth. In the previous life, it took my father 20 days to arrive.Thinking back now, his so-called delay on the road for a few days was actually because of an argument with the Rong family, right?After negotiating the conditions, he came to pick up the person in this room.

In other words, you have to stay in Xianzhi Town for 20 days.

In my memory, my fever was not serious this time, and it got better within a few days, and now I want to get better sooner.Because I have to take advantage of these 20 days to do something very important.

In the first year of his death in the previous life, a large-scale plague occurred in Jiangdu.At that time, people infected with the plague first had a fever, and then began to have small red spots on their bodies, and then festered on their bodies. When they died, they were neither human nor ghosts.

My niece, Sister Qin, unfortunately died in that plague.

And... her deceased fiancé.

In the spring of that year, the family made a marriage arrangement for themselves.The other party's name is Lu Jian, and he and his brother-in-law Song Wenting were selected as a scholar. They had a friendship in the same year, and the two had similar temperaments and often studied together, and gradually became best friends.

After my sister got married, she was always worried that the Rong family would put eye drops on her father indiscriminately and marry herself indiscriminately.So he discussed with his brother-in-law, and the brother-in-law recommended Lu Jian, saying that he was good in person, appearance, and knowledge.

Brother-in-law Song Wenting is a good-tempered person. When his mother heard that he was his best friend, she first agreed to it, and then went to see Lu Jian in person. I don't know the details...but within a few days, my mother agreed to this. Naturally, he is very satisfied with the marriage.

At that time, I was a girl in my boudoir, and I had never met Lu Jian, so I didn't know what she looked like and what kind of personality she was.All I know is that after the engagement, every festival and birthday, he would personally come to the door to give presents thoughtfully. Although the gifts were not expensive, they were full of heart.

I still remember that he sent himself a pair of thrush birds through his mother.

I was teasing the pair of cute thrushes, and my heart was moved for the first time, and I asked my sister about him in private, "Then what kind of person is Lu Jian?"

The elder sister laughed when she heard this, "Don't worry, my younger sister looks like a fairy, so she should be matched with a good husband. Then Lu Jian, she has good character, good knowledge, and looks..." Lowering her voice, "Quietly, she's much prettier than your brother-in-law."

I blushed at first, and then joked, "Okay, I will tell my brother-in-law later."

"I'll screw you, you little jerk!" My sister returned to her mother's house, bringing out some of her mischievousness when she was a girl, and she wrestled with herself on the bed, and the two laughed together.

It's a pity that the time of laughter like that didn't last long, and in autumn, the city-wide plague began.

There was a lot of trouble at that time, and a group of imperial doctors were sent from the capital.Not long after, the imperial physicians announced a prescription for dispelling plague, which required a relatively rare medicine——Ganoderma lucidum.This medicine grows on steep cliffs. The leaves are like Ganoderma lucidum. It bears fruit every autumn. After the fruit is dried, the small seeds inside can be used as medicine.

The production of Ganoderma lucidum is rare, and there is no other place, but Xianzhi Town got its name because of this.

It's a pity that the plague in Jiangdu was too widespread at that time. As soon as the news spread, the Ganoderma lucidum was looted, and soon the entire medicine store in Xianzhi Town was robbed.Fairy Ganoderma lucidum has become a rare commodity. Originally, it only cost two taels of silver per catty, but later it was not available for 200 taels of silver.

And that medicine is not enough to take just one dose, at least you have to take seven or eight doses, and you have to take other medicinal materials.After all, even if you are lucky, you will have to spend at least a few hundred taels of silver to cure the disease after taking the medicine.

The poor have this disease and can only wait to die.

Although the Shao family is rich, the Rong family is in charge, and the father doesn't feel sorry for a little granddaughter, and the relationship with the mother is very tense, but it is perfunctory.At that time, in order to cure sister Qin, the brother and sister-in-law took out all their bodies, and the mother also paid for it, and handed over her monthly bill.

It's a pity that the child couldn't stand the toss, and finally didn't make it through.

But Lu Jian's family was very poor. In order to cure him, his family tormented the entire Lu family, but they still couldn't save his life.The marriage between myself and him is nothing, otherwise, I have to marry with a tablet and watch over the family, not to mention that I don't want to, even my mother and brothers and sisters don't want to.

The niece died, and so did the fiancé.

After that, I was depressed for a long time.

It was precisely because of these things that, on the [-]th birthday of Princess Dajun the next year, the mother was persuaded by the Rong family to agree to take her to the Qing Palace to celebrate her birthday. Maybe I can make a good marriage for myself.

Unexpectedly...Rong Shi and the others harbored ill intentions early on.

Xianhui's illness was the same as in her previous life, the fever quickly disappeared, and she recovered within a few days.

What she is worried about right now is that even if the price of the fairy ganoderma is not raised, it still costs two taels of silver a catty. Where can she get the silver?Perhaps, after going to Jiangdu and having monthly bills of silver, send someone back to buy them?No, no, I have to stock up some of this year's Ganoderma lucidum first, and then buy it next year, and the price will increase and I won't be able to buy it next year.

Stock up a little more, in case someone else wants to use it?Be prepared.

Sister Qin must be saved, but Lu Jian... no matter whether he will marry him in this life or not, he doesn't want to see a good person and be tortured to death by the plague like that.

After much deliberation, Xianhui finally took the key and opened the small drawer. Inside were two boxes, which were left over from her mother's early dowry and the only gold in the family.I used a few things for my brother's betrothal gift back then, but now there are only a pair of gold bracelets and two pairs of gold earrings left, half for myself and my sister.My mother said that before she and her sister got married, they would have the gold bracelets melted down and make a new pair of thinner ones, so that good things come in pairs.

In the sunlight, the old gold glowed dimly and yellowish.

Xianhui fondled the gold bracelet reluctantly, and put it on her wrist, comparing it, reluctant... but there was nothing else of value.In the end, he became ruthless, wrapped his gold bracelet and earrings in a handkerchief, put on a muslin cap and went out.

In this life...you must let your loved ones live well!

Who knows that things are not going well.

When I went to the pharmacy, the shopkeeper told Xianhui, "Last year's Ganoderma lucidum is almost sold out, and this year's is still confiscated. Miss, come and ask in ten days."

Xianhui was a little depressed, it didn't matter if she had to wait ten days, but she was afraid that the time would not be right, so she would go to Jiangdu by herself later.So he repeatedly asked the shopkeeper, "Take it early, and I will have it later."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Girl, do you have that much money?"

Xianhui didn't elaborate with him, but turned and went out.

Her mood was restless, and she couldn't help being in a trance when she walked.Accidentally, he bumped into someone at the door of the restaurant, and stepped on the other person in panic, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

The other party was a young man in a royal blue robe, taller than her by half a head, with a noble and elegant aura about him.

Before Xianhui could see what the man looked like, he turned around and got into the carriage without saying a word.

Followed by a young servant, said displeasedly: "How do you walk? Stepping on the feet of my fourth young master."

Xianhui hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, take the boots back and wash them for me."

"Wash?" The little servant snorted, "You took the shoes away, leaving us four young masters with bare feet. Besides, did you wash it clean? What if it breaks?"

Everyone around booed, "Yes, yes, what should I do if the washing is broken?"

Someone joked: "Little girl, what do you say you want to wash people's shoes? That's the job of the mother-in-law and aunt. Don't you want to rush to make people a daughter-in-law? Haha..."

Xianhui's face turned red in embarrassment, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'll pay you for a new pair of boots."

"Compensation?" The young servant has a clear face and clear voice, "Look clearly, the shoes of our fourth son are carefully made by the embroiderers, and you can't just pay for them casually."

In the carriage, the young man seemed a little impatient, "What are you talking about? Let's go."

Xianhui said unconvinced: "You go and ask. In Xianzhi Town, who doesn't know that the Shao family's wife is the best in embroidery? Not to mention making a pair of boots, even more delicate work is not difficult."

"Young lady's tone is quite serious." The young man suddenly changed his tone, his tone was indifferent, with a casual contempt, "Since that's the case, then it's time to see and see."

Xian Hui became very angry, tore off a piece of muslin cloth from the valance, stepped forward, and put it on the carriage pedal, "Please put a footprint on it, it's like making boots according to size."

The curtain of the car flicked, and a man's foot protruded from inside.

The blue-bottomed powder-faced boots are exquisite in workmanship, embroidered with dark patterns on them, luxurious but not fancy.Looking up... the snow-white satin trousers and royal blue brocade gown, it is obvious that the other party is the son of a wealthy family, from head to toe, there is nothing that is not careless.

He stepped on it, leaving a faint full footprint.

Xian Hui picked up the muslin cloth and got up, "May I ask where you live, my lord? After ten days, I will deliver the boots to you personally."

"Ten days?" The little servant tutted, "We will all be leaving in ten days, you want to play tricks?"

"Of course not." Although Xianhui is the youngest daughter who is well-raised, but she has her own backbone, she can't do things that are shameless, so she thought about it quickly, "Three days! That's three days, it can't be faster."

"Girl." The young man spoke again, seeming to be chuckling, "You talk about ten days first, and then three days. Either you were not sincere at the beginning, or you were bragging later." It means, "If you deliberately play tricks, then... I won't take pity on you."

Xian Hui immediately argued, "I said ten days at first, because I thought I would do it by myself. Then I said three days, because I thought you would leave soon, and let my mother and sister help me do it." Unhappy asked, "Why are you playing?"

"Three days later, the Tianzi Room of Tongfu Inn." The young man said without further words.

Xianhui stared at the boot for a few times, and wanted to look again, but the man had already put his foot back.

She closed her eyes, quickly recalled it in her mind, and silently memorized it again, —— Haikou has already boasted just now, and there must be no mistakes!The other party didn't seem easy to get along with, and he had to make a better pair of boots than his, so that he had nothing to say.

I hurried home, took a pen and paper, and drew the patterns of the boots one by one.

Then I found my mother, sister, and sister-in-law, and said, "Today I stepped on a man on the street, and that man said I had stained his shoes, and he had to pay for a new pair."

"Is there such a thing?" The female family members of the Shao family were all taken aback.

"Look at it." Xianhui took out the shoe and showed it to everyone, "Just this shoe... the four of us work together, can we get it out in three days?"

Chen took a look at the shoes, and reckoned: "The shoes are very finely made. I have pinched my teeth and embroidered many dark patterns. It will take a little time. Three days... I am afraid I will have to stay up all night. "Poke her forehead, "You, why are you stepping on someone else's feet?"

But complaining is complaining, after all, he loves his little daughter, but he is more straightforward than anyone else when he starts to do it.

Mrs. Shen hurriedly bought the blue satin and cut the material, and then divided the work. She and Grandma Shao each had a shoe sole, which was a labor-intensive job.Minghui and Xianhui are each in charge of embroidering a shoe. This is a test of eyesight, but also a test of ingenuity. The two sisters cooperate tacitly so that the patterns of the two shoes will be exactly the same.

In the end, combining the soles of the shoes is a handy job that requires experience, and it is still left to Shen.

In this way, the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt, and sister-in-law worked together and stayed up all night, and finally finished the project in three days.

Xianhui didn't care about catching up on drowsiness, so she wrapped her boots, hurried to Tongfu Inn, panting, "I...I'm looking for a guest from Tianzi Room."

The shopkeeper asked the guy to go up and find someone.

After a while, the boy from last time went downstairs, "Yo ho, you really dare to come." He waved his hands, "Come up quickly." With a disdainful expression, he curled his lips, "Wait, the fourth son is not satisfied, you are the one to see! "

Xianhui didn't have time to talk to him, so she followed him upstairs.

The boy went in with a bundle and closed the door, "Fourth Young Master, the girl has brought shoes."

The young man casually pulled out the tea, blew on it, and took a sip before looking at the opened package on the ground, which contained a pair of newly made boots.It was exactly the same as the pair on his feet, and... Regardless of the curvature of the shoe or the embroidery, it seemed to be much more delicate.

The boy was surprised and said: "It's quite capable." But he was still unconvinced, "It's just that the appearance is not good, it's hard to say whether it fits the feet, and they haven't made shoes for the fourth son."

"Then try."

"Hey?" The servant looked at the master's eyes, and hurriedly squatted down to take off his boots and put on new ones, "Fourth Young Master, do these boots pinch your feet?... Are they too big? Or are they too small?"

The young man said softly: "It's not too big, it's just a kick."

The boy was speechless, drooping his head and saying nothing.

"Let her go." The young man waved his hand, picked up the account book next to him and flipped through the pages.

The boy rolled up the bundle and went out, and it fell into Xian Hui's hands, "You are lucky! Our four young masters have a lot of adults, and we don't care about you, a little girl. Let's go, let's go."

"Wait." Xian Hui refused to leave, "Then... where are your young master's old boots? I paid him for new ones, so he should give me the old ones too."

"What? The old one for you?"

"Isn't it right?" Xianhui felt sorry for the good materials used to make the boots, as well as the labor of her mother, sister and sister-in-law. "It happens that your son's feet are as big as my brother's. He has new ones, and the old ones are naturally used." No, take it back for me and let my brother wear it."

The little servant spat: "Bah! You have a good idea."

Xianhui turned her head and shouted inside: "My lord, give me the old boots."

There was no movement in the room, and after a while, the young man said, "But I never give away anything I have used."

Who are these people?Xianhui was annoyed, turned around and left angrily.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I reached the stairs, there was a series of footsteps from behind, and the young man quickly chased after him, "Wait! This is for you." With a face full of reluctance, he stuffed a purse and came over, "Our family The fourth son said that he doesn't take advantage of others, and those boots are just bought with money."

Why?That stingy boy figured out to give money again.

Xianhui weighed the purse, "Thank you." There was a rustling sound inside, and there were about one or two taels of broken silver, which was barely enough for the labor and cost of the boots, but there was no profit.

Seeing that the man looked quite rich, he didn't expect... to be a stingy miser.

Xianhui shook her head, and was about to go downstairs with her skirt in hand again.

At the bottom of the stairs, there happened to be two young men coming up, one was wearing a blue cloth robe and the other was wearing a white cloth robe with a blue border.They were all plainly dressed, elegant-looking, and wearing a scholar's cap, they looked like two scholars——so they gave way a step in order not to wait until they got down the corridor.

The two scholars were quite polite, and when they went upstairs, they bowed slightly and left.

Xianhui couldn't help but take a second look, oh my god... Isn't the person in the green cloth robe who passed by just now his brother-in-law Song Wenting?He and his sister got married in Jiangdu, and they certainly didn't recognize anyone from the Shao family, or himself, so they walked over without looking back.

Thinking back, brother-in-law and Lu Jian seem to be from Xianzhi Town.

At the beginning, my mother agreed to the marriage between myself and my sister, probably because of this reason. People from the same village have a kind of reassurance that they know everything.Wait, could it be that the other person is just... wondering, when I heard my brother-in-law clasping his hands at the gate of Tianzihao, "Song Wenting and Lu Jian in Xianzhi Town, please see the Fourth Young Master."

(End of this chapter)